*Midterm Study guide is on Google Site under Midterms
1. Complete this form regarding out Elections/Interest Group simulation
2. Watch Condi Rice interview via Twitter
3. Obama's Army (get handout under Unit 5)
3. Assign roles and prepare for simulation
4. Conduct simulation
HW=Simulation on Day 3/Midterm Review
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Day 1
1. Review Tweets
2. Finish Presidential Timeline
3. Review Parties and Voter Behavior
4. Introduce Parties and Interest Groups Simulation and fill out this form so I can determine your role.
HW=review for midterm
Check out incarceration rates, black to white ratios and latino to white ratios.
The effect of disenfranchisement on the 2014 Midterm Elections
As a state legislator would you support/oppose legislation that would deny convicted criminals, those on parole and those who have been released from prison the right to vote?
2. Finish Presidential Timeline
3. Review Parties and Voter Behavior
4. Introduce Parties and Interest Groups Simulation and fill out this form so I can determine your role.
HW=review for midterm
Check out incarceration rates, black to white ratios and latino to white ratios.
The effect of disenfranchisement on the 2014 Midterm Elections
As a state legislator would you support/oppose legislation that would deny convicted criminals, those on parole and those who have been released from prison the right to vote?
Friday, October 3, 2014
Day 3
1. Review Proposition tweets and respond to one.
2. Political Ad analysis
3. Presidential Election Timeline
HW=review ad types and timeline
2. Political Ad analysis
3. Presidential Election Timeline
HW=review ad types and timeline
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Day 2
1. Review weekly current events
2. Interest Groups test
3. Begin Political Parties unit: Get political ads analysis from Ch 6.
HW=go online and find an online ad for one of California's propositions (1,2,45,46,47,48). Tweet it out with a "Liberal" or "Conservative" hashtag. Don't forget to put #cpgov4 or #cpgov7
Find information on the props HERE:
Go to YouTube or the Prop's website for videos.
2. Interest Groups test
3. Begin Political Parties unit: Get political ads analysis from Ch 6.
HW=go online and find an online ad for one of California's propositions (1,2,45,46,47,48). Tweet it out with a "Liberal" or "Conservative" hashtag. Don't forget to put #cpgov4 or #cpgov7
Find information on the props HERE:
Go to YouTube or the Prop's website for videos.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Day 1
*Kairos People: You can complete your Unit 3 test NOW in 116 OR you can do it during your resource period today.
Complete a google doc study guide with your partner. Use the following questions to prepare for interest groups tests on day 2
1. What role do interest groups have in shaping public policy?
2. List and explain the functions of an interest group (per our lecture: be able to discuss SF Tobacco Laws and Willie Brown, PETA, and SFFD and SFPD Unions)
3. Compare and contrast IGs and political parties.
4. How are interest groups both good and bad for American politics?
5. Who is Dr. Evil?
6. What are his lobbying techniques?
7. Who is Nick Naylor?
8. What are his lobbying techniques?
9. Explore https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/ and go to the "jump to an industry" search bar on the left side of the page. Choose two issues and record 3 interesting findings.
10. What's the difference between hard and soft money? Read this article and summarize it.
11. Which industry contributed the most to the 2012 Presidential election both for the Democrats and the Republicans (search opensecrets for this).
12. What's the McCain-Feingold Act? Summarize it. Why is it significant that a Democrat and a Republican were co-sponsors?
13. Watch and summarize the Islamic State Parts I and II
Complete a google doc study guide with your partner. Use the following questions to prepare for interest groups tests on day 2
1. What role do interest groups have in shaping public policy?
2. List and explain the functions of an interest group (per our lecture: be able to discuss SF Tobacco Laws and Willie Brown, PETA, and SFFD and SFPD Unions)
3. Compare and contrast IGs and political parties.
4. How are interest groups both good and bad for American politics?
5. Who is Dr. Evil?
6. What are his lobbying techniques?
7. Who is Nick Naylor?
8. What are his lobbying techniques?
9. Explore https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/ and go to the "jump to an industry" search bar on the left side of the page. Choose two issues and record 3 interesting findings.
10. What's the difference between hard and soft money? Read this article and summarize it.
11. Which industry contributed the most to the 2012 Presidential election both for the Democrats and the Republicans (search opensecrets for this).
12. What's the McCain-Feingold Act? Summarize it. Why is it significant that a Democrat and a Republican were co-sponsors?
13. Watch and summarize the Islamic State Parts I and II
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Day 3
1. Complete the following pages in Potato Debate:
a. Sierra Club, AARP and AMA
b. Vocabulary and matching
2. 10 minute debate prep
3. USDA Potato Debate
a. Sierra Club, AARP and AMA
b. Vocabulary and matching
2. 10 minute debate prep
3. USDA Potato Debate
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Day 2
4* Union and Campaign Contributions
7* Finish Thank You for Smoking scene #2
1. Interest Groups Quiz
2. Dr. Evil
3. Potato Debate
HW=review notes
"Hard" money vs. "soft money":
--"Hard money" refers to tightly regulated contributions to candidates, while "soft money" refers to unregulated, unlimited contributions to political parties for so-called "party-building" activities. Traditionally, soft money donations have been used for get-out-the vote drives, voter registration efforts and ads that say "Vote for Democrats" or "Vote for Republicans." Potential uses of soft money, however, were limited by Congress with the passage of the 2002 campaign finance law known as McCain-Feingold.
7* Finish Thank You for Smoking scene #2
1. Interest Groups Quiz
2. Dr. Evil
3. Potato Debate
HW=review notes
"Hard" money vs. "soft money":
--"Hard money" refers to tightly regulated contributions to candidates, while "soft money" refers to unregulated, unlimited contributions to political parties for so-called "party-building" activities. Traditionally, soft money donations have been used for get-out-the vote drives, voter registration efforts and ads that say "Vote for Democrats" or "Vote for Republicans." Potential uses of soft money, however, were limited by Congress with the passage of the 2002 campaign finance law known as McCain-Feingold.
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